Tag Archives: solar power

March 6, 2012Comments Off on LIPA prepares to heat up solar incentives

Just days after the reducing existing incentives for companies installing solar power, the Long Island Power Authority is gearing up to launch a new, far-reaching incentive program in which it will pay customers based on the solar power they produce. ...

January 9, 2012Comments Off on Kimco adds solar panels to 2 more NJ centers

New Hyde Park-based Kimco Realty has installed photovoltaic solar panels to its retail properties in Bridgewater and Edgewater, N.J., bringing the company’s portfolio of solar-powered centers in the state to six, according to a statement. The two solar systems will ...

December 21, 2011Comments Off on It takes money to save on alternative energy

As 2011 came to a close, headlines were made at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton when the switch was flipped on the largest solar farm in the eastern United States. But solar and other forms of renewable energy must run ...

The Long Island Power Authority is letting the sunshine in and sending power coursing through its electric lines – on a massive scale. LIPA on Friday flipped the switch on a massive solar farm, the first of its kind on ...

November 4, 2011Comments Off on A thousand points of light … well, maybe 999

Some say light-emitting diodes are writing the epitaph for Edison’s means of illumination, created more than 130 years ago. But even if LEDs will light the path to the future, a bad global economy means companies who plan to lead ...

The future is bright at Brook­haven National Laboratory. At least, the inventors of the East Coast’s largest solar farm hope so. How a photovoltaic power plant functions beneath the Northeast’s changeable skies, far from the consistent brilliance of the Arizona ...

When the U.S. Department of Energy provided incentives for businesses installing solar panels in September 2010, local solar contractors were sure it was going to lead to a substantial number of installation projects. But with the federal program set to expire ...

June 23, 2011Comments Off on Amundsen: Revitalize Long Island with solar

By Robert Amundsen The newest energy hero has a familiar face. Once again, solar energy is ascending as an appealing alternative energy choice. And in today’s sluggish economy it’s an especially bright spot. It has incredible potential to revitalize the ...

The Long Island Power Authority has been recognized as one of the most aggressive utilities in the nation for its efforts to promote helping deploy solar energy across Long Island. For the third time in the last four years, LIPA ...

Google is investing $280 million in solar power for private homes, its latest — and largest — investment in clean energy. The money will allow installer SolarCity to offer solar systems to homeowners for no money up front. In exchange, ...